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Monthly Archives: June, 2015

UPDATE: Fire destroys part of Avon Motel

Local News Staff Reporter -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsGDTgpA8ts&feature=youtu.be A late morning fire has just about destroyed the north side of Avon Motel and several outbuildings and may have damaged a residence on...

July 4 celebrations and events scheduled for Hatteras and Ocracoke

Local News Staff Reporter -
Fireworks are again scheduled on Hatteras Island for July 4 at Avon Pier, and both Hatteras village and Ocracoke have events and activities scheduled...

State official to visit Graveyard Museum, discuss bond proposal to finally finish it

Local News Irene Nolan -
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Secretary Susan Kluttz will host a discussion of Gov. Pat McCrory's  new "Connect NC" bond proposal on Thursday,...

UPDATE: Sen. Cook explains why he opposes 1/4-cent sales tax for dredging

Local News Irene Nolan -
In a statement this evening, Sen. Bill Cook explained why he opposes a 1/4-cent sales tax without a referendum that has been requested by...

Leon Edgar Jennette, Jr.

Obituaries Island Free Press -
BUXTON-- Leon Edgar Jennette, Jr., 45, died on Saturday, June 20, 2015. Bornin Norfolk, Va., he was the son of Connie Basnett Fox of...
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Senate bill pushes for prohibiting, fining for balloon releases

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From CoastalReview.org Debbie Swick has been waging a single-handed campaign...

Rip Current Awareness Week: Rip risk forecasts

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Story courtesy National Weather Service This week is Carolinas Rip...

DEQ selects 7 projects to improve state’s electric grid, including Ocracoke Island project to relocate power lines

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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) State...

NCDOT to hold public meetings on Ocracoke South Dock Study

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Traffic lights in Hatteras Village will be replaced with stop signs

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Due to deterioration and a high replacement cost, the...

Cora Lee O’Neal

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Cora L. O’Neal was called home to be with...

Blackfin tuna catches close to shore are creating a buzz

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Hatteras Island is currently experiencing an unusual event in...

Rudy Leroy Austin

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OCRACOKE -- Rudy Leroy Austin, a cherished native son...

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